Paid Period Leave: CALIFORNIA

The Issue

Paid Period Leave is as imperative to our health and well-being as sick-leave and family-leave. As we become more aware of the ways social injustice impacts women and girls, we must continue to affirm our right to our humanity and collective support. Reproductive injustice such as the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and gender pay gap are 2 of the most oppressive social injustices women, especially black and indigenous, face today. Reproductive freedom and health are women’s and human rights. Our rights to choose to take care of our bodies and when we choose to reproduce are both important choices that when done safely are examples of the human rights to bodily autonomy and health of our cycles.

Paid Period Leave  especially supports those who are experiencing underlying health conditions, financial hardship, and disabilities exasperated by their periods. PPL is also for those who have no underlying health conditions or hardships and with the onset of their periods, a health condition and disability surface.

Menstruating people with little to no pain, symptoms, or hardship and disabilities can support this policy to ensure that if and when someone else does experience such struggle, they will be covered.

Likewise PPL promotes the education and training of communities where menstruating people contribute their valuable energy whether that be in school, volunteer work, public spaces, and the workplace. Paid Period is meant for menstruating adults in the workplace or in any place where they contribute their time and energy in an exchange of labor. However the policy can easily be adapted to cover menstruating students and youth who need to take time off for complete rest and recovery.

With PPL, menstruating folks can decide which days, proposing a maximum of 2-4 days per month for those whose cycles are smoother to manage and ideal proposal of 7 days per month for those who especially struggle with their cycles. Women who are menstruating (not pregnant) have the freedom to decide which days are best for them with a no-questions asked PPL. While a pregnant woman/person may be allotted 4 months of pregnancy leave, a total of approx. 121 days of paid leave, a menstruating woman/person may be allotted 84 days each year, which amounts to a total of 7 days per month, to rest and heal. As women and as menstruating people, our health is connected to our productivity, we cannot separate the two nor deserve to be discriminated against for our right to equitable pay. Our rights to choose to take care of our bodies and when we choose to reproduce are both connected to and can be protected by a Paid Period Policy.

Reproductive freedom looks like the right to an abortion, the right to rest prior and during menstruation, and wage equity. When women and menstruating folks are supported with PPL, they are free to prioritize their well-being and their productivity is positively improved. Reproductive freedom looks like Paid Period Leave. It's a win-win.

Productivity improves with health and wellness. We can empower women's labor as essential for the economy and society. Paid Period-leave is a big step towards health, reproductive justice, and wage equity.

 

Please take a moment to journal or chat with a person you trust about the following questions: 1. What aspects of taking care of your health do you struggle with most? 2. What healing practices do you engage in? 3. How would having Paid Period Leave make you feel? 

 

Questions and conversation are welcome, please email me.

Sincerely,

Shalshee

 

 

La licencia Menstrual Pagada es tan imperativa para nuestra salud y bienestar como la licencia por enfermedad y la licencia familiar. A medida que nos volvemos más conscientes de las formas en que la injusticia social afecta a las personas de color, debemos continuar afirmando nuestro derecho a nuestra humanidad como mujeres o como personas asignadas como mujeres al nacer. La injusticia reproductiva, como la revocación de Roe vs. Wade, y la brecha salarial de género son dos de las injusticias sociales más opresivas que enfrentan las mujeres, especialmente las morenas y las indígenas, en la actualidad. La libertad reproductiva y la salud son derechos de mujeres y derechos humanos. Nuestros derechos a elegir cuidar nuestro cuerpo y cuándo elegimos reproducirnos son importantes y comienzan con la autonomía corporal y la salud de nuestros ciclos menstruales. 

El Período de Licencia Pagado (La Licensia Menstrual Pagada) potencia la recuperación de las personas que menstrúan durante las fases de baja energía, descanso, y recuperación, que son las fases lútea y menstrual. Con PPL, las personas que menstrúan pueden decidir qué días, proponiendo un máximo de 2 a 4 días por mes para aquellas cuyos ciclos son más suaves de manejar y una propuesta ideal de 7 días por mes para aquellas que tienen dificultades especiales de salud con sus ciclos. Las mujeres que están menstruando (no embarazadas) tienen la libertad de decidir qué días son mejores para ellas con PPL sin preguntas. Mientras que a una mujer/persona embarazada se le pueden conceder 4 meses de licencia por embarazo, en total aprox. 121 días de licencia retribuida, a una mujer/persona que menstrúa se le pueden conceder 84 días cada año, lo que equivale a un total de 7 días al mes, para descansar y curarse. Como mujeres y como personas que menstrúan, nuestra salud está relacionada con nuestra productividad, no podemos separar ambas ni merecemos ser discriminadas por nuestro derecho a un salario equitativo. Nuestros derechos a elegir cuidar nuestros cuerpos y cuándo elegimos reproducirnos son importantes y pueden protegerse con PPL.

La libertad reproductiva se parece al derecho al aborto, al derecho al descanso antes y durante la menstruación y a la equidad salarial. Cuando las mujeres y las personas que menstrúan reciben apoyo con PPL, son libres de priorizar su bienestar de salud y su productividad mejora positivamente. La libertad reproductiva se parece a un período de licencia remunerada. Es una situación en la que todos ganan.

La productividad mejora con la salud y el bienestar. Podemos potenciar el trabajo de las mujeres como algo esencial para la economía y la sociedad. La licencia remunerada es un gran paso hacia la salud, la justicia reproductiva y la equidad salarial.

¡Firme la petición, comente y manténgase en contacto!

¿Cómo te hace sentir PPL? ¿Tiene alguna idea para PPL? ¿Cómo es para usted la equidad de género?

Respetuosamente,

Shalshee Rosa

(Para obtener más información de la creadora de esta peticion, comuníquese por correo electrónico).

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Shalshee RosaPetition StarterI live holistically with ancestral knowledge and wisdom. I have created a petition that advocates for a reality where women and girls who menstruate are highly valued, supported, healthy, and move with care and connection.

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The Issue

Paid Period Leave is as imperative to our health and well-being as sick-leave and family-leave. As we become more aware of the ways social injustice impacts women and girls, we must continue to affirm our right to our humanity and collective support. Reproductive injustice such as the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and gender pay gap are 2 of the most oppressive social injustices women, especially black and indigenous, face today. Reproductive freedom and health are women’s and human rights. Our rights to choose to take care of our bodies and when we choose to reproduce are both important choices that when done safely are examples of the human rights to bodily autonomy and health of our cycles.

Paid Period Leave  especially supports those who are experiencing underlying health conditions, financial hardship, and disabilities exasperated by their periods. PPL is also for those who have no underlying health conditions or hardships and with the onset of their periods, a health condition and disability surface.

Menstruating people with little to no pain, symptoms, or hardship and disabilities can support this policy to ensure that if and when someone else does experience such struggle, they will be covered.

Likewise PPL promotes the education and training of communities where menstruating people contribute their valuable energy whether that be in school, volunteer work, public spaces, and the workplace. Paid Period is meant for menstruating adults in the workplace or in any place where they contribute their time and energy in an exchange of labor. However the policy can easily be adapted to cover menstruating students and youth who need to take time off for complete rest and recovery.

With PPL, menstruating folks can decide which days, proposing a maximum of 2-4 days per month for those whose cycles are smoother to manage and ideal proposal of 7 days per month for those who especially struggle with their cycles. Women who are menstruating (not pregnant) have the freedom to decide which days are best for them with a no-questions asked PPL. While a pregnant woman/person may be allotted 4 months of pregnancy leave, a total of approx. 121 days of paid leave, a menstruating woman/person may be allotted 84 days each year, which amounts to a total of 7 days per month, to rest and heal. As women and as menstruating people, our health is connected to our productivity, we cannot separate the two nor deserve to be discriminated against for our right to equitable pay. Our rights to choose to take care of our bodies and when we choose to reproduce are both connected to and can be protected by a Paid Period Policy.

Reproductive freedom looks like the right to an abortion, the right to rest prior and during menstruation, and wage equity. When women and menstruating folks are supported with PPL, they are free to prioritize their well-being and their productivity is positively improved. Reproductive freedom looks like Paid Period Leave. It's a win-win.

Productivity improves with health and wellness. We can empower women's labor as essential for the economy and society. Paid Period-leave is a big step towards health, reproductive justice, and wage equity.

 

Please take a moment to journal or chat with a person you trust about the following questions: 1. What aspects of taking care of your health do you struggle with most? 2. What healing practices do you engage in? 3. How would having Paid Period Leave make you feel? 

 

Questions and conversation are welcome, please email me.

Sincerely,

Shalshee

 

 

La licencia Menstrual Pagada es tan imperativa para nuestra salud y bienestar como la licencia por enfermedad y la licencia familiar. A medida que nos volvemos más conscientes de las formas en que la injusticia social afecta a las personas de color, debemos continuar afirmando nuestro derecho a nuestra humanidad como mujeres o como personas asignadas como mujeres al nacer. La injusticia reproductiva, como la revocación de Roe vs. Wade, y la brecha salarial de género son dos de las injusticias sociales más opresivas que enfrentan las mujeres, especialmente las morenas y las indígenas, en la actualidad. La libertad reproductiva y la salud son derechos de mujeres y derechos humanos. Nuestros derechos a elegir cuidar nuestro cuerpo y cuándo elegimos reproducirnos son importantes y comienzan con la autonomía corporal y la salud de nuestros ciclos menstruales. 

El Período de Licencia Pagado (La Licensia Menstrual Pagada) potencia la recuperación de las personas que menstrúan durante las fases de baja energía, descanso, y recuperación, que son las fases lútea y menstrual. Con PPL, las personas que menstrúan pueden decidir qué días, proponiendo un máximo de 2 a 4 días por mes para aquellas cuyos ciclos son más suaves de manejar y una propuesta ideal de 7 días por mes para aquellas que tienen dificultades especiales de salud con sus ciclos. Las mujeres que están menstruando (no embarazadas) tienen la libertad de decidir qué días son mejores para ellas con PPL sin preguntas. Mientras que a una mujer/persona embarazada se le pueden conceder 4 meses de licencia por embarazo, en total aprox. 121 días de licencia retribuida, a una mujer/persona que menstrúa se le pueden conceder 84 días cada año, lo que equivale a un total de 7 días al mes, para descansar y curarse. Como mujeres y como personas que menstrúan, nuestra salud está relacionada con nuestra productividad, no podemos separar ambas ni merecemos ser discriminadas por nuestro derecho a un salario equitativo. Nuestros derechos a elegir cuidar nuestros cuerpos y cuándo elegimos reproducirnos son importantes y pueden protegerse con PPL.

La libertad reproductiva se parece al derecho al aborto, al derecho al descanso antes y durante la menstruación y a la equidad salarial. Cuando las mujeres y las personas que menstrúan reciben apoyo con PPL, son libres de priorizar su bienestar de salud y su productividad mejora positivamente. La libertad reproductiva se parece a un período de licencia remunerada. Es una situación en la que todos ganan.

La productividad mejora con la salud y el bienestar. Podemos potenciar el trabajo de las mujeres como algo esencial para la economía y la sociedad. La licencia remunerada es un gran paso hacia la salud, la justicia reproductiva y la equidad salarial.

¡Firme la petición, comente y manténgase en contacto!

¿Cómo te hace sentir PPL? ¿Tiene alguna idea para PPL? ¿Cómo es para usted la equidad de género?

Respetuosamente,

Shalshee Rosa

(Para obtener más información de la creadora de esta peticion, comuníquese por correo electrónico).

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Shalshee RosaPetition StarterI live holistically with ancestral knowledge and wisdom. I have created a petition that advocates for a reality where women and girls who menstruate are highly valued, supported, healthy, and move with care and connection.

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U.S. Senate - California

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Petition created on April 17, 2023